Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Tucson, AZ — inpatient

In Tucson, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $6.16 to $6.16, with a median of $6.16. Across Arizona, the median is $80.40 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$6.16Tucson Medical Center
Median$6.16half pay less
Highest$6.16in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Tucson, AZ.

median
Lowest $6.16Highest $8.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Tibc $6.16 $22.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Tibc $6.16 $22.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Iron Binding Capacity $8.12 $29.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Iron Binding Capacity $8.12 $29.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $6.16, median $6.16, highest $6.16.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $6.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

The total iron-binding capacity test measures how much iron the blood can carry. It is ordered with serum iron (83540) to check for iron deficiency or overload.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83550 ($52.03). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Banner University Med Center South Tucson, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING $4.21 file
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING $4.37 file